Job Title: Product Engineer SI/PI Focus
Location: Cork
Reports to: Design Engineering Director
Job Overview:
The role will be a key member of technical staff in an organization responsible for IP activities
including but not limited to Pre-sales engagement with potential customers, provide guidelines
for Signal Integrity and Power Integrity solutions across HPP IP Portfolio. Also support with post
silicon bring-up and test support for the customers. This candidate will be the primary interface
between customer and CDNS R&D team. Candidate should possess strong communication skills
with ability to manage multiple priorities on day-to-day basis. Ownership of tasks, ability to
collaborate with remote teams located worldwide and clear communication of status, are must
have attributes in this role.
Job Responsibilities:
o Responsible for supporting integration / customization / post silicon bring up of
CDNS SERDES IP subsystems.
o Analyze and resolve complex subsystem application or implementation issues and
provide professional guidance to customers.
o Participate in development of CDNS documentations and checklists for customers.
o Participate in customer board and package design reviews.
o Perform extractions
o Working with global (US, west coast and east coast) teams, which work in different
time-zones
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Job Qualifications:
o Experience with PAM4 SERDES and DSP based architectures
Skills/Preferences:
o M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
o 7+ years of overall experience
o Experience working with PCIE, Ethernet or similar interface IP.
o Experience leading and conducting customer board and package design reviews
o Experience with resolving signal integrity issues and channel design optimizations for
packages and boards.
o Experience in power analysis for board/package, AC impedance analysis, printed circuit
board power distribution design, and decoupling capacitor optimizations, PDN routing
inductance optimization.
o Experience using lab equipment (power supply, signal generator, oscilloscope, prober
station, TDR, VNA)
o Review board/package layouts and simulate for crosstalk concerns, knowledge of
transmission line theory, EM theory and terminations.
o Hands-on experience in circuit simulation tools: Cadence Spectre, Cadence/Sigrity,
scripting languages (Python, Perl)
o Experience in understanding and simulating ibis AMI models
Additional Information:
Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout
all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and
encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.